Thank you Rich that was my point. How you treat people is what you get back. Bobby disgusted, you have a good point as well, seen it many times, or if they do talk, very condescending and try to intimidate.

have to earn their respect? Bullshit. I live in a town full of these hooded gangsters, and every day i take my dog for a walk downtown. Whenever one of these punks pass me on the sidewalk and i aknowledge their presense with a Hi or a nod, the just give me a f**k you stare and keep on walking. These guys go out of their way NOT to show respect

RE: very sad – DMR/SS Having no respect for those who have not earned it is not a new concept, that has been around for eons. The new generation does not know the concept of respect. Furthermore, the generation you talk of is the most naive and gullible yet. How else do they get sucked into making the choices they do.They are misinformed, not brave enough to go their own and make their way in the world and figure out what is right for themselves. They take no time to figure out the truth and the real story. Instead the basis of their beliefs are based on the uniformed ramblings of gangsters, pop stars, rappers, urban myths and commercials. your comments could not be more wrong and are indicative of the new generations lack of understanding and desire to learn.

You have some very good points. When it comes to respect, I agree how the younger generation is today, you have to earn their respect. I have seen many examples of this. Giving respect will get you in most cases respect back. Not giving it unless you have earned goes hand and hand with the me me me syndrome.

“What happened to respect for the law and the satisfaction of completing a hard days work, going home and knowing you really did something your family could be proud of you? What happened to the inner satisfaction? What happened to recognizing that what you do has consequences, and raining destruction on society by dealing drugs causes more destruction?” It’s a new day… Things happen fast… Consequences occur before one even has a chance to acknowledge them… The decline has been gradual…the slop is slippery…and one minor bad choice makes the next one easier… It is not about a generation that is more violent…todays gang wars are not separate from yesterdays…they have just evolved… Once a bluff is called the ante is upped…and forever more the stakes are raised…once one group shows a willingness to take things further all most follow suit… The only two solutions I see is removing the means to make millions for these so called gangsters…and offer real alternatives to impressionable youth… what has succeeded and failed in the past makes no guarantee on what will succeed and fail in the future… People say that this generation has no respect…and this is only half true…they have no respect for those who have not earned it…they are not the naive youth of previous generations…the have grown up faster and want nothing more to excel…but the most readily available path is through a jungle where minor indecressions lead to major consequences…and before one knows it the path turns into a swamp where they are submerged…traditional morals being what holds them down… if your not around to help them when they are hungry no words or actions will reach them when they are full… they road to hell as paved with good intentions…and it is those with the blinders on who are laying out the stones…

We need to look at what we have become as a society. Both at home and global. How much of the drug trade is fueling the Canadian & Global economy. We really need to figure this out before we start trying to fix it. And we need to have a global solution, or we will continue a bandaid approach. What happened to respect for the law and the satisfaction of completing a hard days work, going home and knowing you really did something your family could be proud of you? What happened to the inner satisfaction? What happened to recognizing that what you do has consequences, and raining destruction on society by dealing drugs causes more destruction? It starts at home, every action, has a consequence. Positive or negative. Will the Bacon’s, the Roueche’s and the other families caught in this every be a normal family’s again? Will the families destroyed by the drug trade they provide every be normal again? Will these people see their grandchildren grow up and be productive citizen’s? An example, China, having compounds in their exports that will kill you. Do you really think the Chinese government wasn’t aware of this? I was in a pottery class the late 70’s, we were warned to be careful with dishes from China, they didn’t test for lead in their glazes and would use lead glazes on dishes that were used for food consumption. In the late 80’s trucking companies were having a rough time surviving. New companies would emerge and undercut everyone else to get the business. and the ever rising energy prices fueled increased costs.Unless you were well established, you had a h**l of a time. I hope this isn’t what turned so many to hauling drugs across the border. We could amend the proceeds of crime laws and seize everything, anyone caught dealing, trafficking drugs has. Before we get to that, we need to recognize what is going on globally and provide solutions to resolve it, if not we will just keep spinning our wheels, and good chance we will see more violence before we see change. This is equivalent to a third world war, just the boundaries have changed.

All the tightening of borders does is affect the price. If it`s harder to get in the country all that will happen is the price goes up. After 911 the price of pot plummeted because of the tightening of the border. Same thing will happen if it gets even tighter coming up north the price will just go up. 10000`s or even hundreds of thousands of containing and trucks pass through the ports and borders everyday it`s impossible to stop everyone and search them. As tough as the sentences are the big this is no one thinks they will be caught. Do you think people getting into this would be risking such long sentences if they thought they would be caught. They think their far to smart and it only happens to other people. Do you think alcohol and tobacco companies should get life sentences then as well Abby Ex. The only true drugs that get you hooked right away are crack, heroin and meth. Add oxy`s in their as well but their pretty much heroin in a pill.

Very good report Kim . Do you think the tighting of our border crossings will make a difference on the transporting of drugs? I think those who hook our youth on such drugs should get a life sentence. reason because the people they get addictived are on a life sentence ! Or maybe they should stay in jail till the people they got addicted to drugs are free of addiction. KIM SAYS: I think the tightening of the border means more people get caught, but I still think people will take the risk for the money unfortunately.